Heat dissipating structures and mobility apparatus for electronic headset frames

Abstract

A heat sink for electronic devices, such as wearable displays, dissipates heat away from and electrical component, such as a microprocessor. An adjustable support assembly permits adjustment of a visual display relative to a user's field of view.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wearable display including
 a headset configured to be worn on a user's head; 
 a visual display assembly including:
 a support body having a thickness and supported by the headset; and 
 a visual display supported by the support body to be positioned forward of a user's eye wearing the headset; 
 
 an electrical component in communication with the visual display; and 
 a heat sink in thermal communication with the electrical component, the heat sink including:
 a base on the outer profile of the support body to receive heat from the electrical component; and 
 a plurality of heat-dissipating thin-walled sections in thermal communication with and extending distally away from the base in a direction away from the user's head when the headset is worn by the user, to dissipate heat from the electrical component into the environment. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, extend distally away from the base by a distance greater than the thickness of the support body. 
     
     
       3. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the headset comprises a pair of glasses configured to be mounted to the user's head. 
     
     
       4. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the support body comprises a glass pod. 
     
     
       5. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein each of a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, extend distally away from the base to a thin-walled terminus to which nothing is attached. 
     
     
       6. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other. 
     
     
       7. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are equally spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
       8. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, extend distally away from the base in a uniform direction perpendicular to the base. 
     
     
       9. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are rigid metal. 
     
     
       10. The wearable display of  claim 9 , wherein the rigid metal comprises aluminum. 
     
     
       11. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other and extend distally away from the base by a distance greater than the thickness of the support body. 
     
     
       12. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein each of a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other and extend distally away from the base to a thin-walled terminus to which nothing is attached. 
     
     
       13. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein each of a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other and are equally spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
       14. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein each of a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other and extend distally away from the base in a uniform direction perpendicular to the base. 
     
     
       15. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are equally spaced apart from each other and extend distally away from the base by a distance greater than the thickness of the support body. 
     
     
       16. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein each of a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are equally spaced apart from each other and extend distally away from the base to a thin-walled terminus to which nothing is attached. 
     
     
       17. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are equally spaced apart from each other and extend distally away from the base in a uniform direction perpendicular to the base. 
     
     
       18. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other, are equally spaced apart from each other, and extend distally away from the base by a distance greater than the thickness of the support body. 
     
     
       19. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other, are equally spaced apart from each other, extend distally away from the base by a distance greater than the thickness of the support body, and extend distally away from the base in a uniform direction perpendicular to the base. 
     
     
       20. The wearable display of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the heat-dissipating thin-walled sections comprising fins, are parallel to each other, are equally spaced apart from each other, extend distally away from the base by a distance greater than the thickness of the support body, extend distally away from the base in a uniform direction perpendicular to the base, and extend distally away from the base to a thin-walled terminus to which nothing is attached.